Dianne Sisk Hardy, 68, of Lake Burton, GA, passed away on April 9, 2021 after a
15-year battle with cancer.
Dianne was born on the 3rd of November in 1952 to Laymon and Moderee Sisk of
Homer, GA. After graduating from Banks County High School in 1970, she went on
to study mathematics and education at Piedmont College and the University of
Georgia. Dianne dedicated 47 years of her life to education, teaching high school
mathematics. She used her love of math to reach and influence countless
students over the course of her career. In 1980, she married Warren Hardy, and
with him, raised three children, Tom, Andy, and Jenny. Dianne loved spending
time with her family and friends, enjoying social activities with people from all
walks of life. She loved her Banks County farm roots and she loved her home on
Lake Burton.
Dianne was preceded in death by her father, Laymon Sisk, her mother, Moderee
Sisk, and her father-in-law, John Hardy.
She is survived by her husband, Warren Hardy, her daughter, Jenny Hardy, her
son, Andy Hardy, her son and daughter-in-law, Tom and Sandi Hardy, her brother
and sister-in-law, Dock and Nan Sisk, her mother-in-law, Mildred Hardy, and her
five granddaughters, Grace, Sarah Beth, Hannah, Haven, and Britton.
The family will receive friends from 4-8 PM on Friday, April 16, 2021 at the
McGahee-Griffin Stewart Funeral Home in Cornelia, GA. A memorial service will
be held at Mt. Olivet Church at 822 Mt. Olivet Rd., Homer, GA 30547 on Saturday,
April 17, 2021 at 2 PM.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that gifts be made to the Mt. Olivet
Methodist Church Fund, in care of Dock and Nanette Sisk, P.O. Box 308, Homer,
GA 30547 or to a scholarship fund in Dianne’s honor at Mountain Education
Charter High School, in care of Dianne Hardy, Habersham Scholarship, 1963 Tom
Bell Rd., Cleveland, GA 30528.
An online guest register is available and may be viewed at
www.mcgaheegriffinandstewart.com.
MCGAHEE-GRIFFIN & STEWART FUNERAL HOME AND HABERSHAM CREMATORY BOTH OF CORNELIA,
GEORGIA ARE IN CHARGE OF ARRANGEMENTS.